Zum Records
Bass, Vocals, Mixed By – Alex Pope
Drums, Mixed By – Monica Fikerle
Guitar, Vocals, Mixed By – Tim Evans
Mixed By – Leigh Ritson, Nick Carroll, Sea Scouts
Recorded By – Dan MacKay (tracks: 1-5, 8), Leigh Ritson (tracks: 1-5, 8), Nick Carroll (tracks: 6, 7)
Album recorded May-July 1998.
Sea Scouts – Beacon of Hope - New LP
Regular price
$ 30.00
originally released on Patsy Records Dec 1998. Licensed to Zum in the USA 1999. 2025 Re-master by Dave Gardner. This is a different sound than the CD master which is on streaming platforms.
Beacon of Hope is the remastered reissue of Sea Scouts' 1998 cult classic, a landmark album that blends dissonant noise rock, post-punk, and themes of alienation and isolation. Remastered by Dave Gardner, first-ever vinyl edition. Originally released on CD by vocalist/guitarist Tim Evans' own Unstable Ape label and Laura MacFarlane’s Patsy Records, the album has remained an “IYKYK” among ‘90s underground music heads. This is partly, if not wholly, because they came from a tiny-but-mighty homegrown scene in Hobart, Tasmania. Unlike many of their Aussie peers, the trio managed to tour the US and Europe before calling it a day, quite a feat in the time before GPS or even cell phones.
Even twenty-six years after their final show, the small but loyal Sea Scouts fan base demanded a proper Beacon of Hope reissue. A masterpiece of an obscure scene in an obscure era unearthed, these eight songs capture a sonic landscape filled with dread, catharsis, and even the titular hope.
Even twenty-six years after their final show, the small but loyal Sea Scouts fan base demanded a proper Beacon of Hope reissue. A masterpiece of an obscure scene in an obscure era unearthed, these eight songs capture a sonic landscape filled with dread, catharsis, and even the titular hope.
Bass, Vocals, Mixed By – Alex Pope
Drums, Mixed By – Monica Fikerle
Guitar, Vocals, Mixed By – Tim Evans
Mixed By – Leigh Ritson, Nick Carroll, Sea Scouts
Recorded By – Dan MacKay (tracks: 1-5, 8), Leigh Ritson (tracks: 1-5, 8), Nick Carroll (tracks: 6, 7)
Album recorded May-July 1998.
